PiHKAL : A Chemical Love Story (SIGNED)

Description

PiHKAL (Phenethylamines I Have Known And Loved): A Chemical Love Story

by Alexander ‘Sasha’ Shulgin and Ann Shulgin

From the Publisher:

Each copy is signed by Alexander 'Sasha' Shulgin and Ann Shulgin. A limited edition of 100 copies have been signed and donated to MAPS to benefit research. Each book is individually shrinkwrapped, in excellent condition, and has been stored in a temperature-controlled environment. Shipping cost includes insurance.

Book I: The Love Story

Tells the tale of a psychopharmacologist and his wife/research partner, and recounts decades devoted to the creation and investigation of psychedelic drugs as tools for the study of the human mind. Altered state experiences are explored in the context of intimacy.

Book II: The Chemical Story

Describes in detail a wealth of phenethylamines:

- Synthesis and physical properties (in the format of the Journal of Medicinal Chemistry).

- Structural correlates to human central nervous system activity.

- The dosages used and duration of effects observed.

- Commentary and speculation on why (for instance): Some which should have been active, are not; Some which should not have been active, are; Some are too toxic to determine activity; And some have yet to be tasted.